Cider-press.



No. 882,754. PATENTEDMAR. 24, 1908.

O. G. HALEY.

CIDER PRESS. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 3, 1907.

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APPLICATION I'ILED AUG. '3, 1907.

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PATENT OFFICE.

OSCAR G. I-IALEY, OF KENTS STORE, VIRGINIA.

CIDER-PRESS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR G. HALEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kents Store, in the county of Fluvanna and State ofVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements inCider-Presses, of which the fo owing is a specification.

My invention relates broadly to cider presses and more particularlycontemplates the provision of an improved structure of this character tofacilitate the pressing of the fruit and to do away with the handling ofthe same as in ordinary presses.

My invention further and specifically resides in the following featuresof construction, arrangement and. operation as will be hereinafterdescribed with reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which like numerals are used to designate likeparts throughout the several figures, and in which Figure 1 is a sideelevation of my improved structure, Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional viewtaken therethrough, and Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof.

In the practical embodiment of my invention I rovide a structurecomprising uprights 1 :ilined in pairs and forming with theirlongitudinal horizontal beams 2 a sub stantially rectangular frame forthe support of the pressing mechanism. Mounted. within said frame andsuitably attached to the uprights 1 are a pair of superposed side trays3 and 4, the upper tray 3 being slightly inclined and rovided adjacentits lower end with an out let 5 to allow the liquid to drop within thelower tray 4, and the lower tray 4 being provided with an outlet cock 4.

Through the end uprights 1 of the frame are mounted transverse shafts 6carrying pulleys 7 upon their ends outside said frame for the receptionof the driving belt 8. The shaft 6 at one end of the frame is providedwith a central pulley 9 having a belt 10 arranged thereon and leadingfrom a suitable source of power. The other shaft 6 is provided with aroller 1] connected to a driven and similar roller 12 mounted betweenthe central uprights 1, by means of a cloth belt 13.

Rollers 14, 15, and 16 are mounted between the uprights 1, above theupper liquid tray 3, rollers 15 and 16 being located to press the fruitbetween themselves and the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 3, 1907.

Patented March 24, 1908.

Serial No. 386,967.

rollers 1.2 and 11 respectively. In like manner rollers 17, 18, and 19are mounted between the uprights 1 within the lowertray 4 slightly abovethe base thereof in order to cause the gauze belt 20, traveling aboutthe rollers 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19, to pass through the liquid withinthe tray 4. A roller 21 has its shaft loosely supported in brackets 22extending from one end of the frame, over which the gauze belt 20 istrained from the roller 16, and said roller 21 is made adjustable inorder to tighten or loosen said gauze belt by means of adjusting screws23. The roller 11 carrying, with the roller 12, the cloth belt 13 isalso rendered adjustable in like manner by means of an adjusting screw24, the rollers 21 and 11. being thereby capable of adjustment totighten or loosen their respective belts 20 and 13, but may berelatively adjusted toward one another and toward the roller 16 for thebetter pressing of the pulp passing therebetween.

In operation the fruit is received upon the gauze belt 20 between thearrows 25 and passes from said belt between rollers 12 and 15 where itreceives the first pressing and then on between rollers 11 and 16 and 11and 21 where the liquid is thoroughly removed therefrom. The remainingpulp is designed to be carried by the gauze belt 20, and to be cleanedtherefrom by suitable rotating brush on the right, while any of the pulpwhich may remain sticking upon the cloth belt B will be removedtherefrom by a scraper 26.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

In a cider press a supporting frame comprising uprights alined in pairsand provided with horizontal supporting beams therebetween, liquid trayssuperposed within said frame, the upper of said trays being slightlyinclined and having a discharge opening at its lower end to dischargethe liquid 'into said lower tray, rollers mounted between said verticaluprights above said upper and lower trays, a gauze belt arranged totravel about said rollers and through the liquid within said. lowertray, a pair of rollers mounted above said upper tray rollers andcarrying a cloth belt thereon, means for adjusting one of said rollers,means for driving said rollers, a roller adjustably mounted adjacent oneof said last named rollers and one of said upp tray rollers, and havingsaid gauze belt In testimony whereof I afliX my signature trainedthereover, and means for adjusting in presence of tWo Witnesses. saidlast named roller to and from its adjacent rollers, for a more thoroughpressing OSCAR HALEY' 5 of the material and for the purpose of tight-Witnesses:

ening and loosening said gauze belt, sub- C. E. WATKINS,

stantially as described. ANDREW J. HALEY.

